Managing OMI Product Versions

As an OUTSCALE Marketplace seller partner, you have access to the Versions tables of your OMI products which list one or more versions, their IDs, software versions, modification dates, and publication statuses. From these tables, you can publish, modify, and unpublish OMI product versions. Subscribers and their organization administrators are automatically informed by email when versions are published and unpublished.

When publishing an OMI product version on the Marketplace, you first need to create an OMI on the OUTSCALE Cloud.

When a new version is published, a copy of the corresponding OMI is automatically created, with a specific product code associated. For more information, see Creating and Publishing an OMI Product. Access to this OMI copy is automatically given to existing subscribers to allow them to create virtual machines (VMs) from it. For more information, see About OMIs > OMIs Permissions, Copies, and Exports to OOS.

At the publication of a version, its modification date is updated on the corresponding product page and in the My products table. 3DS OUTSCALE advises subscribers and organization administrators by email to upgrade to newly published versions. When a version is modified, its modification date is updated in the Versions table.

You can unpublish a version because it has reached its end of life or because of a security problem. When a version is unpublished, the corresponding OMI is automatically deleted from the OUTSCALE Cloud, but subscribers can continue using the VMs created from the OMI. The modification date and publication status of the version are updated in the Versions table of the corresponding product. The last available version is also updated on the product page.

You can also unpublish an OMI product entirely, that is all its versions. For more information, see Unpublishing a Product.

Publishing a Version

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click Edit ico Marketplace Edit on the desired product line.
    The corresponding product page appears.

  4. Click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions table appears.

  5. Click Create version.
    The Versions form is displayed and certain fields are pre-filled based on the last created version.

  6. In the OMI information section:

    1. Select the appropriate OMI name or ID.
      The OMI name and the OMI copy ID are automatically filled in.

      The OMI name or ID cannot be modified after the version has been published, but you can publish new versions of your OMI product with new OMI names or IDs.

      • The OMIs available for selection are those created via the corresponding TINA account and on the corresponding Region.

      • For optimal operation on the Marketplace, those OMIs must remain private. For more information, see About OMIs.

    2. (optional) Modify the software version.

    3. (optional) Modify the operating system.

    4. (optional) Modify the software base by adding elements.

    5. Type a release note.

    6. (optional) Modify the instructions for use for your product.

  7. Click Publish.
    The OMI copy dialog box appears.

  8. Click Proceed with publication.
    The publication request is sent to 3DS OUTSCALE and requires a processing time. The version is in Pending status and cannot be modified until its status is published.

Modifying a Version

You cannot modify:

  • A version of an OMI product whose publication status is unpublished.

  • The OMI name or ID in a version of a published OMI product.

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click Edit ico Marketplace Edit on the desired product line.
    The corresponding product page appears.

  4. Click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions table appears.

  5. Click Edit ico Marketplace Edit on the desired version line.
    The corresponding Versions form appears.

  6. Modify the desired information and click Publish modifications.
    The modifications are published on the Marketplace.

Unpublishing a Version

You cannot unpublish the only remaining version of a product.

In Case of End of Life (EOL)

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click Edit ico Marketplace Edit on the desired product line.
    The corresponding product page appears.

  4. Click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions table appears.

  5. Click Unpublish ico Marketplace Unpublish on the desired version line.
    A popup is displayed.

  6. In the Depublication motive list, select Version end-of-life and click Unpublish.
    The version is unpublished and subscribers and their organization administrators are informed by email.

In Case of Security Problem

  1. In the top right corner of the interface, click your username or email address.
    A drop-down menu appears.

  2. Click My products.
    The My products page appears.

  3. Click Edit ico Marketplace Edit on the desired product line.
    The corresponding product page appears.

  4. Click Access on the Versions section.
    The Versions table appears.

  5. Click Unpublish ico Marketplace Unpublish on the desired version line.
    A popup is displayed.

  6. In the Depublication motive list, select Security problem and click Next.

  7. Specify:

    1. The security problem.

    2. (optional) The corrective.

    3. The replacement version.

  8. Click Unpublish.
    The version is unpublished and subscribers and their organization administrators are informed by email.

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